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Macron, Lula show unity on global issues despite Ukraine shadow

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French President Emmanuel Macron and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday displayed their unity on major global issues, while skirting differences on the war in Ukraine.

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Humanitarian groups urge leaders to act on threat from extreme heat

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Extreme heat is one of the most deadly problems from climate change even though it receives less attention than other knock-on effects like hurricanes and flooding, two of the world's leading humanitarian organisations warned Thursday.

Thursday, Mar 28

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Senegal's Sall holds 'courteous' meeting with president-elect Faye

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Senegal's anti-establishment leader Bassirou Diomaye Faye, whose weekend election victory could be officially confirmed within days, was welcomed at the presidential palace Thursday by outgoing leader Macky Sall.

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Russia links Moscow attack to 'Ukrainian nationalists'; US rubbishes claim

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Russia said Thursday it had evidence the perpetrators of last week's massacre at a concert hall outside Moscow were linked to "Ukrainian nationalists", a claim that the United States called nonsense.

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France seeks help from allies to bolster security during Paris Olympics

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France has asked its foreign allies to send several thousand members of their security forces to help guard the Paris Olympics, officials said Thursday, underlining the strains caused by the sporting extravaganza which begins in July.

Fallen cryptocurrency mogul Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in jail

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Disgraced cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in jail on Thursday following his conviction in one of the biggest financial fraud cases in history.

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France takes down fake website inviting volunteers to 'enlist in Ukraine'

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French authorities have uncovered a website containing a fake recruitment drive for French volunteers to join the war in Ukraine, the defence ministry said on Thursday.

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France's parliament condemns 1961 police massacre of Algerians in Paris

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The French parliament's lower house on Thursday approved a resolution condemning as "bloody and murderous repression" the killing by Paris police of dozens of Algerians in a crackdown on a 1961 protest to support Algerian independence.

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Ukraine downs more than 25 drones in latest overnight Russian strikes

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Ukraine downed 26 drones overnight as Russia launched its latest salvo of aerial attacks, a senior Ukrainian military official said on Thursday.

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Blinken and Macron to discuss Ukraine support and Gaza war in Paris talks

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss support for Ukraine during talks in Paris next week with French President Emmanuel Macron, the State Department announced Wednesday.

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???? Live: UN top court orders Israel to take action to address Gaza famine

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Judges at the International Court of Justice on Thursday unanimously ordered Israel to take all the necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies arrive without delay to the Palestinian population in Gaza. The move came amid…

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Two bodies recovered from submerged truck in Baltimore bridge collapse

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The bodies of two construction workers were found in the cold waters of Baltimore harbor Wednesday, trapped in their red pick-up truck after a giant cargo ship slammed into the bridge they had been filling potholes on, causing a thunderous…

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Provisional results confirm large win for Senegal’s Faye in presidential vote

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Anti-establishment figure Bassirou Diomaye Faye has comfortably won the Senegalese presidential election with 54.28 percent of votes in the first round, official provisional results showed Wednesday.

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French court hands former Liberian rebel commander 30-year jail sentence

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A French court on Wednesday handed former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara a 30-year prison sentence for violence against civilians and complicity in crimes against humanity during Liberia's first civil war.

Wednesday, Mar 27

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Haiti's future governing council vows to restore ‘public and democratic order’

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The governing council that aims to oversee a political transition in Haiti vowed Wednesday to restore "public and democratic order" in its first statement to the Caribbean nation wracked by a worsening security crisis.

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No, this viral video of 'bombings' wasn’t actually filmed in Russia

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The Ukrainians have intensified their bombing campaign on border towns in Russia in recent weeks. But a viral video said to show the aftermath of a recent Ukrainian strike on the Russian city of Belgorod actually shows nothing of the kind.…

Tunisian court sentences four to death for 2013 assassination of Chokri Belaid

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Four people were sentenced Wednesday to death and two to life in prison for a murder that sparked widespread unrest in Tunisia and became emblematic of the country's early challenges transitioning from dictatorship to democracy after the…

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France will help Brazil develop nuclear-powered submarines, Macron says

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President Emmanuel Macron and counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday celebrated the launch of Brazil's third French-designed submarine, which will help secure the country's immense coastline, dubbed the "Blue Amazon."

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Investigators recover data recorder from cargo ship that hit Baltimore bridge

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U.S. federal safety investigators recovered the black box from the freight ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge, the agency chief said on Wednesday as rescuers searched for the remains of six construction workers lost in the bridge…

'Anti-Semitism has become a comical accusation': Comedian Bassem Youssef

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FRANCE 24 spoke to Egyptian-American comedian Bassem Youssef, who is speaking out against the war in Gaza. Formerly a TV icon in Egypt before fleeing to the US, Youssef called accusations of anti-Semitism against him "laughable". Calling…

France evacuates more than 170 French nationals from Haiti

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France has evacuated more than 170 nationals and around 70 people of other nationalities from violence-wracked Haiti on French army helicopters, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.

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French school principal’s resignation over headscarf death threats sparks uproar

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French politicians from across the political spectrum Wednesday denounced what they called an "Islamist" attack on education after a school principal resigned following death threats over a Muslim veil. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said…

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Thai lawmakers approve a bill to legalise same-sex marriage

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Thailand's parliament passed a same-sex marriage bill Wednesday, paving the way for the kingdom to become the first Southeast Asian nation to recognise LGBTQ marriage equality.

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Lebanon's Hezbollah fires barrage of rockets into northern Israel

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Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement fired a barrage of rockets into northern Israel on Wednesday killing a civilian, after Israel carried out a deadly strike in south Lebanon. The news came as the southern Gaza Strip came under…

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Macron and Lula announce €1 billion investment plan for the Amazon

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French President Emmanuel Macron kicked off a visit to Brazil Tuesday with the launch of a billion-euro Amazonian green investment plan alongside his counterpart Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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Six missing workers now presumed dead in Baltimore bridge collapse

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A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six…

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Venezuelan opposition forced to register unknown candidate for July vote

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Venezuela's main opposition coalition said Tuesday it had managed to register a proxy candidate to face off against President Nicolás Maduro in the country's July elections – but not the one it wanted.

Tuesday, Mar 26

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US Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion pill case

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U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday did not appear ready to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone, in a case that could have far-reaching implications for millions of American women and for scores of drugs regulated by the Food…

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New York judge in hush money case slaps Trump with partial gag order

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The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump's trial over alleged hush money payments to a porn star slapped a partial gag order on the former president on Tuesday.

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Israel’s largest land seizure since Oslo Accords deals fresh blow to Palestinian statehood

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Israel declared 800 hectares of land in the West Bank as property of the state on Friday, a move that will facilitate use of the ground for settlement construction. The area covers large swaths of the Jordan Valley, a vital region for a…